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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-23
NATIONAL NEWS.
Death of Representative
Moffatt, of Michigan.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
Both Houses Adjourn Until Janu.
airy 4th-Railroad Land Re-
stored to Settlement.
Associated Press oisDssches 70 he HERALD.

WAsHrNaToN, December 22.-Rep
resentative Seth O. Moffatt, of Mich
gan, died this morning ut Providence
Hospital.
IN THE sENAyE.
Dolph introduced a bill 10 provide fol
payment of claims for damages by In
i'm depredations. He said that there
were some A, 900 such CLAIMS. aggre.
eating some s14 900 900 Tor $l5 600, 600
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE"
The Senate t,ok up the Joint resolu-
tion Introduced by Dolph proposing y
constitutional amendment on the sui
ject Of marriage and divorce, and pro-
nibiting bigamy and polygamy.
Dolph addressed the. Senate in sup
port Of the joint resolution" He
Stoke Of the sacredness of marriage.
relai ing .nsny Of the varying marriage
and divorce laws in several States OF
the Union, and of the propriety of
having uniform system governing
marriage and divorce throughout the
United States. He denied that he
was influenced in introducing the
resolution by any desire to pave the
way for the admission of Utah as
State, and after giving sketch of the
history Of the Mormon Church de.
slared his unalterahle opposition to
the admission Of Utah us long as
there was any possibility of the con-
tinuance of the domination of the
Mormon hierarchy.
0ENERAL BUSINESS.
Combinations were made OF the
OF Samuel Y. Williams,
Of Maryland. to be Secretary Of Leya-
ion at Brazil. and O. y. Strauss, Min
ister to Turkey.
Senator Mitchell presented memo
rial from the Fourteenth Legislative
Of Oregon, praying for u
m,di cation Of the treaty between the
United states and the Chinese EN-
pire. so as to stop and prohibi tie i'm
nigrat on of Chisese and her Asiati,
aborers altogether, aud adopt such
awful measures as may be necessary
- rid the country Of those already
1ere.
Senator Voorhees, introduced a bill
% extend the l,ws of the United
States, except those providing for pre-
smption. timber culture and desert
and entries OF public lands, over the
public land strip In the south of the
Indian Territory. The bill also cre-
itGs the land district of timarron.
The Senate bill to establish two ad-
land offices in Colorado, was
aiken up and passed.
The presiding officer announced the
of special committee 70
the condition of the five
civilized tribes of Indians.
NoFFAT's DEATH ANNOUNCED.
A message from the House was then
ead, announcing the death of Repre-
sentative Mofat. On motion of P4lmer
he usual resolutions OF regret we're
Idopted. A committee was appointed
OF Messrs. Palmer, Teller |
md Jones, of Arkansas, to attend the
Ineral at the dead members late
,ome in Traverse City, and as q |
urther mark of respect, the Senate
adjourned to meet the 4th of January.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-23
Cotton Chips.

CoLroN, December 22.-Thomas H.
Williams, one of the Oldest resi Tents
here, died suddenly this morning.
The dwelling Of Benjamin Fowler,
at Highlands, was burned last night.
Loss, $500; insurance, 1920.
An excui sion train OF eight coaches
passed to-day over the Southern Pa
c.fc from Kansas City and Lincoln.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-23
sieve Neoll Acquitted.

BAN FRANoIsco, December %. =
Steve Neall was acquitted by the jury
10 night of the charge OF voting
twice ut the last city elections.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-23

WAsHrNaToN, December 22.-Rep.
resentative Seth O. Moffatt, of Michi.
gan, died this morning vt Providence
Hospital.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
THE JAIL SITE.

The council committee and the COM
mittee from the county commissioners
on the site of the new Jail have done
wisely in deferring any action in the
matter until after conference with the
chamber of commerce at its session next
Monday morning. Naturally the cham
Der of commerce represents good deal
of intelligent opinion in the matter, and
its suggestions should be given ample
consideration.
The committee will find that a very
strong feeling exists in favor of locating
the jail at material distance from the
new court house: far enough away to
prevent its being an eyesOre and nui-
Sance, and yet sufficiently within the
city limits to render it easy of access.
1t is justly urged that the Jail can be so
constructed that the criminal court can
be held in the same building, and thus
the two need not be separated by the Jail
being located at distance from the cen
ter of the city. The statement, too,
that i'll the near future all of the room i'll
the new court house will be taken, and
the holding of the criminal court in the
building would curtail the available
room materially, is also OF weight.
The committee should. of course. use
all necessary deliberation in the mat
ter, and should look at it in all its bear
ings, but it certainly should not lose
sight of the fact that there is rapidly
growing sentiment against placing the
criminal court and jail i'll the immediate
vicinity of the new court house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
REDUCED TELEGRAPH RATES

JAY GOULD has lost none of his cum
ming in his old age-a fact evinced by
the recent reduction of his telegraph
rates in the West and their elevation in
the East. Mr.. GOULD doesn't love the
Western public particularly. but he has
a little scheme-he has had many little
schemes in his day-and the good will
of Western people, and through them
Western members of congress, is essen
tial to its successful completion.
Mr.. GOULD has all aggregation of tel
egraph lines that he would like to sell
the government. He is growing old,
and he desires to divest himself of bust
ness cares, when he can do so at a good
profit, and spend the remainder of the
days enjoying the competency he has
earned by the sweat of other peoples
brOws. But in order to induce the gov
eminent to buy his lines. MIR. GOULD
must make friends with the Western
congressman. In the East his method
is different one. He intends making
telegraph rates so oppressive that
clalnor for government line to afford
relief will enSue.
With these two forces working toward
the same object, he expects to accom-
pliSh his end. His success is doubtful.
but it is in times of doubt that Mr..
GOULD's brain is most active. and if he
does not succeed it will not be for lack
of energetic endeavor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
QUITE IMPRACTICABLE.

A floating paragraph is going the
rounds of the newspapers to the effect
that the suffering and loss among Mon
tana cattle will be largely decreased
during the present winter. because the
stockmen have erected great sheds in
which to protect the cattle during any
especial inclemency Of the weather. and
have beside laid in large supplies of
feed for their maintenance when the
grass is covered with SNOW.
However desirable some such method
of limiting the suffering that undoubt-
edly occurs among range stock in winter
time may be. the method of preventing
it referred to is quite impracticable. 1t
is even absurd. Laying aside the con-
SideratiOn of the great cost of lumber in
Montana at points remote from the rail-
road, Just conceive what enormous
sheds would have to be constructed to
shelter herd of 10000 cattle, and there
are many such in Montana.
Aside from that fact the sheds would
possess but little utility, even if they
could be constructed. 1t would be alb
solutely impossible to close-herd and
corral 10000 cattle every night, or even
cne-tenth of that number. Beside that,
it is not the colo that decimateS the
Montana herds. The climate of the ter
ritory is so peculiarly dry, and pro-
ionged .'cold snaps" are so infrequent,
that the cattle are but slightly affected
by the rigors of winter.
1t is the absence of food. either
through the grass being exhausted by
the summer grazing or through its being
covered by extraordinary SHOWS to a
depth placing it out of reach, that works
such havoc among the stock. And
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
The Des Moines Bribery Case.

Special to the Globe.
DEs MONIES. To-, Dec. 2.-The grand
jury to-day continued the investigation
of the charges of bribery against Con-
stables Pierce, Potts, Hamil-
consequent granting of immunity
from prosecution to such Illicit
dealers in liquors as paid tribute to
them. W. Z. Mckee was the chief wit
ness before the jury. He keeps the
quiet place under the Acorn
house. He testified that the un-
lawful dealers formed an organization
of which he was made secretary: that
regular assessments were made upon
the members, and the proceeds paid
by him to the conStables. Some
trouble occurred, the assessment feature
was dropped, and each one made
the best terms he could with the
searchers. He continued to make
regular payments until short
time ago, when he was indicted
by the grand jury which caused him to
bolt. George Harvey, professional
gambler and keeper of a place on Lo-
Gust street, was another witness. When
questioned point blank as to having
paid the constables for immunity from
search. he stubbOrnly refused to an
swer, upon the ground that it
would criminate himself. He
was brought before Judge
Given and committed to jail
for contempt. The judge held that the
law made it crime for a ministerial
officer to receive bride, but it was not
a crime to offer one in the way it was
supposed it had been done.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
AGAINST LAND THIEVES.
Why Mayor Townley, of Fari.
bauIt, Became q Democrat,

Why Mayor TOWnley, of Fari-
bauIt, Became a Democrat.
To the Editor of the Globe.
The editorial in the GLOBE this morn
ing headed "a Good Record" is a good
record for the Cleveland adminiStra-
ton, and your paper is making good
record by presenting just such truths to,
the misguided people of the Northwest.
/ shall hope to see a score more of such
editorials. Your suggestions to con-.
gress are proper, and for one am will
ing to lend time, money and assistance
to bring 1.-THE restoration and preSer-l
walton of the public domain-immedi-
ately to the notice, or to the immediate
notice of the coming session of congress-.
The reason why am so ZealOusly inter-
eSted in the restoration of forfeited land
grants (steals) is this: l came to Min
nesota from Central New York, near
Ithaca, nearly eight years ago, in April,
1880, and was then, by such politi cS
as l knew, and, following in the
political footsteps of my father, a Re
publican. of course voted for James.
A. Garfield and Republican admins
trati0n generally. Some time in the
winter of 1880 and 1881 carefully exam
ined the history and then present con-
ditiOn of the public domain-its differ
ent appropriations, land grants and
grants for other purposes; also, of
course, noticing the party in power and
the actual political participants in the
grantS-steals-a at the end of my in
quiry, with the political cost of the steal
and the greatest steal in the history of
the wOrld-why, an actual theft of
great part of the earth, and a system Of
steals under laws made for stealing bV
party that have actually been guilty
of robbery robbers" [ then con-
cluded that the Democratic party was
not guilty of this, and since have voted
with that party, that is now actually
restoring to the domain for settlers this
land. e., the forfeited tracts. A party
III or out OF power that has sane
toned the land grant steals of our diff
ferent sessions of congress up until
within few years past. is not entitled
to the vote of a young man west OF the
Mississippi river. A party composed of
politicians who will rob the unborn gen.
Grafton of natural and true Americans
of their rights not entitled
to vote anywhere. And the present
Democratic administration, by its Off
cial acts, bespeaks its policy by its
many acts in the restoration of millions
of acres enough to furnish homes for a
half miiiion people. Let the good work
go on. Also, let us present to the West
err yeGmanry the tariff question, and L
will then agree with you and our repre-
Sentatiyes in congress, that with these
issues well defined and clearly and hon
estly presented. Michigan and Mime
sofa, and also Iowa will 90 Democratic
in 1883. JOIN ID. TOWNLEY,
Faribault Dec l.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03

where cattle of all brands are allowed
to roam promiscuouSly at large it would
be obviously impossible for any one
owner to attempt to supply feed for his
stock, except that kept within control
at the home ranch. He would have to
feed not only such of his own cattle as are
roaming perhaps over an area fifty or
hundred square miles in extent, but
those of his neighburs also.
Unless, then, the cooperation could
be obtained by every stockman in the
territory furnishing an amount of feed
propOrtionate to the number of cattle
owned by him, this aggregate to be
located at central distributing points
a scheme probably entirely impractical
ble-it is difficult to see how any other
arrangement than now obtains can be
made.
Montana cattle will have to 'Erustle"
as they have done in the past, and the
ranchmen will have to depend upon
good grass, mild weather and good
stock to bring them out at the end of
the season with profit. 1t is hard on
the cattle, of course. but stall feeding
with lumber $40 thousand, feed and
hay $50 ton is not possible.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
GRAIN GOES UP.

After the long depression in the price
of agricultural products, it will be cheer
ing news to our Northwestern farmers
to learn that there is such a decided
upward tendency in prices of grain and
meats at this time. A review of the
Chicago market III this mornings
GLOBE shows that within the last ten
days wheat has advanced 10 cents on the
bushel, corn Il cents, oats cents and
pork s. Oh the barrel. The excitement
on the Chicago board of trade yesterday
need not be construed into whirling
boom; at the same time, when
taken in connection with the steady
increase in prices of farm prod
uctS for the last week or two
is sufficient indication that the prices
have gone up to stay for awhile.
Whether or not the rise in prices will
benefit the farmers to any great extent
depends upon how many of them are
holding their grain and meats. If our
Minnesota and Dakota farmers followed
the advice the GLOBE gave them early
in the season and stored their grain, the
increase in price means several millions
to them. If they did not follow it, but
sold too early. then this furry only
means harvest for the spectators.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
DULUTH MATTERS,
The Record of Events in the Zen
it'll City Yesterday.
Special to the Globe.


Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Dec. 2.-The council this
evening accepted the resignation of r.
c. Edison as city attorney, and elected
l.. G. Smith his successor. The COM
mittee on property in the canal reported
$4,000 as the amount necessary to ac-
quire perfect title in the city to all lots
not hitherto owned by it. The object
sought in this investigation is the trans
fer of the canal to the government. A
favorable report came from the
committee on the proposition to
send delegate from the council to co
operate with the delegates from the
chamber of commerce In the matter of
Duluth'S interests at Washington this
winter. Steps were taken to ascertain
the damages that would be claimed by
property owners affected by a bridge
over the railroad tracks at Lake avenue
and an ordinance changing the fire linn
its was passed.
The Bethel association has purchased
a building site, 40xl40 feet. of the West
ern Land association: location corner
of Lake and Sutphin avenues, and price
$500 front foot. An appropriation has
also been made to a building fund and
Il committee on plans constituted.
; People with money to invest will do well
to turn their attention to Duluth and SUI
perior NJ b. HarrisOns real estate ex-
change, Hotel st. Louis building, Duluth, has
large list of property in both places, for
sale low.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
THE RED RIVER ROAD.

Matters look dark indeed at present
for the people of Manitoba so far as the
building of their much-coveted Red
River road is concerned. With char
ter said to be illegal, an empty treasury
and NoRoUAY's failure to float the
bonds of the projected road, it looks
very much as though the scheme would
fall through and Manitoba continue
under the domination of the Canadian
Pacific railroad.
The situation is a serious one indeed
for the ManitObans, who are:thus prac-
tically left without an outlet to market
for the surplus wheat crop, amounting
this year to 100000 bushels. 1t is
rendered almost drug upon the local
market, and the PROVINCES only source
of wealth becomes thus almost value
less. 1t seems mOnStrouS that an entire
people should by governmental inter
ference be kept in thralldOm to a giant
corporation which preys upon them like
a leech; but unless aid comes to them
from this side of the line that is the UNI
fortunate situation of the Manitobans.
Relief may come through the extern
sion of some one of the American rail
ways pointing northward, or it may
come at some distant time through the
secession of Manitoba from Canada and
its annexation to this country, but an
ticipating either of these events itmight
be well for the Manitobans to send to
Ottawa a well equipped lobby. 1t is
said that every legislator has his price,
though the statement is probably too
broad. and experience has demonstrated
that Canadian Legislators are no eXcep-
tien to the alleged general rule.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
PROHIBITION Candidates.

The Prohibition presidential nOmina-
ton is settled in advance. There is
limited supply of Prohibition preSi-
dental timber. In fact it is confined to
two StickS-eX-GOv. ST. JOHN and Gen.
CLINTON'B. FIsKE. Gov. ST. JOHN told
the Prohibition convention in Chicago
the other day that he could not be
candidate again, and then enthusiastic
ally nominated Gen. FISKE as his sue
cesSOr. Gen. FISKE is nice old gentle
man who has palatial home down in
New Jersey. and plenty of money to
keep it up. He is getting pretty well
along in life, and is at that
age when he needs recreation
and mental diversion. Running for
president on the Prohibition ticket
will afford him a great deal of amuse-
ment and will do the rest of the country
no special harm. Presidential cam
paigns are little expensive, to be sure,
but Gen. FisKE has plenty of money and
no other special use for it. He had just
as well blow some of it in on political
campaign as any other way. He will
get his picture in the newspapers as a
partial return for his outlay. He will
be much talled-Of man for several
months preceding the next presidential
election, and the temperance mothers
will be naming their babies after him.
If these things will compensate
Gen. FISKE for the empty honor
of a nomination at the hands of the
PrOhibitioniSts and the possible expend-
iture of half million for campaign
expenses. then he will accept the n0mi-
nation. The next thing will be to find a
candidate for vice president on Gen.
FIsKE's ticket. Young Mr.. GRADY, of
Atlanta, had splendid opening for this
honor few weeks ago. but the victory
the ''wets'' gained over him in the late
municipal election in that city has
dimmed Mr.. GRADY'S star. About the
only resource that is left for a tail to
the FISKE ticket is the Rev. SAM JONES.
A combination of FISKE'S money and
JONES tongue would make rafting
good campaign material.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
A TERRIBLE DEED.
A Young Man Shoots His Father,
Mother and Sister.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. Fired Ed
wards, farmer of Darlington county.
was furnishing child for a trivial Of
Tense when his wife demonstrated in the
child=s behalf. A quarrel ensued, and
Edwards knocked his wife down and
beat and ehoked her numerically.
While doing so his son John, aged
about eighteen years, interfered and
begged his father to desiSt. Edwards
threw an ak at his son. barely missing
him, and proceeded with the brutal pun
ishment of his wife. The son ran into
the house and grabbed a gun, loaded
swith slugs and scraps of iron for the
purpose of shooting hawks, and COM
5manded his father to deSist from cfok-
ding his mother. A daughter was at the
stime also interfering in behalf of her
smother. Edwards paid no heed to the
sthreat, and his son fired. Father,
mother and daughter fell, each having
areeeiyed part of the contents of the
'sgun in the region of the bowels. The
mother died in half an hour afterward.
:The daughter is so dangerously
wounded that there is little hope of her
rrecOvery. The father was only slightly
wounded. Before she died the mother
exonerated her son from all blame. He
is now in Jail.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
RESCUED ATLAST.
The Story of an HeiIess Who Was
Akdu. ted Years Ago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2.-Pretty liftecn-year-
old Minnie O'Neill, who was abducted
frem her mother in this city when a
little child seven years ago. and has been
missing ever since, was brought back
triumphantiy by the mother and
placed i'll safe hands here to-day. The
girl is an he iress. it is said, being the
great-granddaughter of Sir Anthony
Dean, who was knighted by Queen Vic
toria for services as an engineer
in raising the wreck of the Royal
George. According to the moth
er's story Minnie was abducted by
the child's grandmother who lives in
Brooklyn, and was given into the charge
of a relative named Mrs. Mccain at
Hannibal, Mo-. with the information
that the little one was an orphan. AS
result of the abduction Minnie has never
received her share of Sir Anthony's for
tune. though the Brooklyn heirs have
long since been provided for.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
A LOVE LESSON.

One night said to Dora, How.
Since baShfulness seems my undoing,
Do modern suitors breathe vow
Whenever they chance to come a-wooing?
/ have fsir one in my mind; {
You know loves arts, sans imperfections,
You've lovers many; pray be kind IA
And give me just Il few directions I'll
Round Dora's dimpled mouth the smiles q
Played merrily, as when at MONDAY,
The sunlight CLEANS DER grassy aisles 4
Upon some calm and cloudless June day Il
We were old friends, and so she cried. IA
well, then, attend you foolish fellows !
And looking at me roguish-eved, 'Al
She shook her Maynard curls of yellow.
81 would not" she at length began,
advise you WOO with loving candor;
Now maids, fancy, like man
Who bears no semblance to Leander,
Whater your woes, be true to prose
And do not go to 'penning sonnets,'
Talking about fair cheeks of rOse;'
The female mind prefsrs new bonEets.
''Adjure all mention of romance
And when you eagerly importune,
Hint slyly, with meaning glance,
That you are sure to have fortune"
''Ungracious girl said /, you know
Y our creed is not the one you re preaching
Ny lady love would bid me go
If l should follow out such teaching
You asked what modern suitors say
She coyly laughed. I've told you truly;
suppose try the olden way" =
cry, relate my story newly,
You were the fair had in mind.
Pray, will you guide my fresh endeavorw
She answered softly, I'm inclined
To be-to be your guide forever"
-CSion Scotland In Richfield News.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-03
Call 1t a Draw,


Nabasha Herald.
The ST. Paul GLOBE has opened a col
umn i'll which every mother is invited
torecord what she may consider bright
speech by her baby. This is all right as
far as it has gone, but should the GLOBE
after the returns are all in attempt TO
decide as to whose child has knocked
the persimmon we greatly fear that
within week that paper would have
but one mother subscriber left, and that
she would talk herself to death in an
hour telling what great paper the
GLOBE is and how discerning is its ed
itor in discovering merit in baby talk.
Don't decide. Call it draw.